Nebraska in the 1880's is bleak, lonely, and far from what the Wild West is purported to be. But for a naive Swedish immigrant, the frontier parlor of the blue hotel represent the quintessential western fantasy. No one can convince the Swede that his dime-store notions about the West are foolish. He sees murderous intentions all around him and in his terror he turns everybody against him; the story inevitably ends in tragedy. However, who is responsible?...

Little house on the prairie: The Ingalls leave Walnut Grove and the Carters move into their old house. Meanwhile Nellie returns to Walnut Grove and Nancy runs away because she is no longer the center of attention. These are just a few of the moments from the ninth season. Bess all the dear children: "During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her child. Looking for her Laura, Almanzo and Mr Edwards...

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

"This dramatic and gripping story of a young pioneer family's struggle to build a new life for themselves on the American Frontier of the 1870's, captured the hearts of viewers around the world."--Container.

After Albert backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.

Missie and Willie have set up a homestead and are starting a family. The new railroad will make it possible for Missie's father to visit. When the reunion is interrupted by tragedy, this family's faith and love are once again challenged.

A Christmas they never forgot: A sudden, fierce snowstorm traps the Ingalls family inside the little house on Christmas Eve so they pass the time by exchanging stories about their favorite Christmases of the past. The craftsman: Albert learns a painful lesson about prejudice when he becomes the apprentice to a lonely old woodcarver and is branded a "Jew lover" by his friends.

Still mourning the loss of her family, Ellie agrees to watch her brother's children when he has to leave town. When a fire is set, Ellie works with a handsome deputy to clear a friends name and learns that if she can trust her faith, this Christmas may bring more miracles than she hoped.

Charles Ingalls uproots his young family from the home they have built in the forests of Wisconsin, where game is becoming scarce because of the influx of settlers. They head for a land not yet overrun, the plains of Kansas. The Ingalls settle in this wide open country and soon find that life is one threat after another. In the end, the greatest threat of all comes from a totally unexpected direction.

Christmas at Plum Creek: With the holidays approaching, cash is in short supply for the Ingalls family. Each of them is busy with secret plans to raise money for family gifts. When the presents are finally unveiled on Christmas morning, Charles and Caroline are overwhelmed by Laura's generous gift of love. The creeper of Walnut Grove: Laura and her friend, Andy Garvey, track down a petty thief in Walnut Grove.